Hiring guide
Applicant tracking systems, explained
A practical introduction to applicant records, hiring stages and collaboration for teams moving beyond the inbox.
What the system keeps track of
An applicant tracking system helps answer four questions: who applied, which role they applied for, what has happened so far and what should happen next. It connects applications with candidate profiles so your team can return to the supporting information when discussing a decision.
Recognize when a shared process would help
Repeated requests for the latest CV, uncertainty about who contacted a candidate and conflicting spreadsheet statuses are useful signals. Choose one open role for a pilot. Agree on a small set of stages and ask each reviewer to record their evidence in the same place. In Draft, profiles, applications and notes support that shared review.
Keep payroll, employment records and other HR requirements on a separate evaluation list. An ATS supports recruiting; it does not automatically replace every system you use after a person is hired.
A few useful answers.
Where can I explore Draft’s hiring tools?
The features pages walk through candidate review, hiring stages, careers pages and collaboration. Start with the workflow your team needs, then check the plan that includes it.
What is included in each plan?
Draft Free includes 1 open vacancy and 2 recruiter seats, a candidate pipeline, team notes and a company careers page. Pro includes 10 open vacancies and 5 recruiter seats, and adds candidate sharing, workflow automations and bulk candidate emails. Scale includes unlimited open vacancies and 10 recruiter seats.
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